Guiness Book of World Records

dancersdreamland · Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 4:51 am Post subject: Guiness Book of World Records

Check out Michael Flatley's pretty impressive list of Guiness Book of World Records achievements:

(Don't know who Michael Flatley is? He began Irish dancing for performance and competition at a very young age. He is the originator, producer, and choreographer of the original Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, and Feet of Flames. Additionally, he has been the lead dancer in each show. For additional details use google.)

Setting his first world record for tap dancing speed at an astonishing 28 taps per second, Michael was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records on May 9, 1989.

In February 1998, Michael broke his own Guinness Book record by achieving an amazing 35 taps per second.

In 1999 Michael was recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the highest paid dancer earning $1,600,000 per week and for having the highest insurance premium placed on a dancer's legs at $40,000,000.

in 2000 Michael was again acknowledged as the highest paid dancer by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Medira · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject:

Geez...I could do very well with only a single week's worth of his pay. :shock:

BlueEyedDancer8 · Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Illinois

I like Mike, actually I've been to numerous shows of his, but my gripe is that he's not traditional. He's the face of Irish Dancing in our world but he's turnign the dancing into something it was never supposed to be.

dancersdreamland · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:48 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the Forums, BlueEyedDancer8!

I agree that Mike does put a non-traditional spin on Irish dancing, but he has also brought the art form to parts of the world that would have never seen or had an interest in it. He was my first experience with Irish dancing, and I've since taken traditional lessons.

The beautiful thing about art and dance is it can be innovative, and still hold traditional values. Art alwasy tends to take the shape of the person doing the painting, or in this case, the dancing.

Looking forward to hearing more from you on the message boards!

fgrace · Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 3

James Devine, from Ardnacrusha, Co. Clare, Ireland holds the World Record of 38 taps per second set in Sydney, Australia, in May 1998

Check out [http://www.devinedance.com] for more details

In August 2006, James Devine along with grunge fiddle player Ashley MacIsaac and multi-percussionist Dave Boyd perform for four weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the world premiere of TAPEIRE; the next generation in performance Irish tap fusing the sounds of dance, fiddle, vocals and percussion. TAPEIRE - Driven By Rhythm is created, produced and directed by James Devine.

Check out [http://www.tapeire.com] for more details[/url]

fgrace · Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 3

James Devine, from Ardnacrusha, Co. Clare, Ireland holds the World Record of 38 taps per second set in Sydney, Australia, in May 1998

Check out http://www.devinedance.com for more details

In August 2006, James Devine along with grunge fiddle player Ashley MacIsaac and multi-percussionist Dave Boyd perform for four weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the world premiere of TAPEIRE; the next generation in performance Irish tap fusing the sounds of dance, fiddle, vocals and percussion. TAPEIRE - Driven By Rhythm is created, produced and directed by James Devine.

Check out http://www.tapeire.com for more details

Rivenelf · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2

35 tapes per second??? WOW. Can't imagine that, seriously :shock: